Waking,
I walk in the sun,
close my eyes,
and feel the world seep into my skin.

Like deja-vu,
I knew you before you happened.

We talked,
and ached,
and breathed,
before I saw your face.

You were familiar to me
before rain swept my skin.

And now I’m laughing in the wind,
and you are there.
And I want, need—

To know this person
who has always been

brother, lover, friend
before time, behind smiling eyes.
here.
now.

10/02/2002

Author's Note: for Steve

Posted on 10/01/2002
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